Sochaux contests Toulouse face-off

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Tue 19.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Bonal (20005 seats)

The two contenders are happy with a sweet season so far and match dates like today could be key. Get the info on Sochaux - Toulouse!

Insights:
  • Sochaux have the most points from losing position (15) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals (77) in Ligue 2

It's no vacation for neither Sochaux nor Toulouse as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Sochaux form and stats

Sochaux have collected 31 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 9-4-3. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Sochaux are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.

Sochaux enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Nîmes's place. The match ended 3-1 with Thioune, Virginius and Kitala scoring. Prévot, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.41 out of 10 in that game. Prévot saved a penalty.

Ahead of that match, Sochaux won a home game hosting Nancy (1-0).

Sochaux are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Pau awaits in three days.

Sochaux has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. From these home matches, Sochaux have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Toulouse form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 5 draws and only 2 losses in the Ligue 2. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Sochaux.

Toulouse had fun at their own home (Stade Auguste-Bonal) last time out, beating Quevilly Rouen 2-0. Healey and Ratão scored. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three matches in a row for the away side? The correct answer is Healey and that is impressive stuff! Dupé (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.02. Dupé topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Guingamp with the score of 4-2.

Toulouse are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 16 away games so far.

Head 2 Head

Toulouse - Sochaux 4-1 was the story when these contenders last did battle, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Sochaux victories, one draw and six Toulouse wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ToulouseR. Healey
R. Healey
20 goals
ToulouseB. van den Boomen
B. van den Boomen
12 goals
ToulouseR. da Silva
R. da Silva
11 goals

Sochaux missing players

Toulouse missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sochaux Toulouse
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 3 16 33
17 9 1 Won W 1 9 21
9 4 1 Drew D 2 5 9
7 3 2 Lost L 0 2 3
41 17 2 Scored S 5 29 77
29 10 3 Conceded C 4 16 29
88% 94% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 91%
58% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 82%
33% 12% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 61%
24% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 48%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 19% 27%
45% 31% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 56% 55%
42% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 44% 45%
24% 25% 75% Failed to Score F T 0% 19% 9%
 
5.5 6.4 7 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.2 5.9
4.2 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.4 3.7
2.1 2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.3 9.4 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 11.1 11.6
4 4.5 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 4.9 5.2
31% 24% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 37% 45%
 
7.7 6.3 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 5 8.6 7.6
2.9 2.6 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.4 3
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Sochaux have the most points from losing position (15) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Toulouse have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals (29) away in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals (77) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the the best goal difference (+48) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse is in the best form (5-0-1) in Ligue 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Toulouse 33 21 9 3 77 29 17 12 4 1 48 13 16 9 5 2 29 16 48 72
2 Ajaccio 33 19 7 7 33 16 16 10 3 3 16 6 17 9 4 4 17 10 17 64
3 Auxerre 33 17 10 6 53 35 16 8 4 4 28 17 17 9 6 2 25 18 18 61
4 Paris 33 17 9 7 47 31 16 9 6 1 26 12 17 8 3 6 21 19 16 60
5 Sochaux 33 17 9 7 41 29 16 9 4 3 17 10 17 8 5 4 24 19 12 60
6 Le Havre 33 12 11 10 33 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 16 6 6 4 17 17 -1 47
7 Caen 33 12 10 11 47 36 17 8 2 7 27 17 16 4 8 4 20 19 11 46
8 Guingamp 33 11 12 10 39 42 16 6 6 4 24 22 17 5 6 6 15 20 -3 45
9 Niort 33 12 8 13 34 32 16 7 4 5 18 11 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 44
10 Amiens SC 33 9 15 9 40 34 17 7 6 4 25 12 16 2 9 5 15 22 6 42
11 Dijon 33 12 6 15 37 42 17 8 2 7 20 20 16 4 4 8 17 22 -5 42
12 Pau 33 12 6 15 34 40 17 10 1 6 23 17 16 2 5 9 11 23 -6 42
13 Nîmes 33 11 7 15 36 44 17 5 4 8 19 24 16 6 3 7 17 20 -8 40
14 Bastia 33 8 15 10 32 31 17 4 12 1 17 10 16 4 3 9 15 21 1 39
15 Valenciennes 33 8 12 13 30 42 17 4 4 9 18 28 16 4 8 4 12 14 -12 36
16 Grenoble Foot 38 33 10 6 17 26 40 16 6 3 7 16 19 17 4 3 10 10 21 -14 36
17 Quevilly Rouen 33 8 10 15 26 44 16 4 7 5 14 18 17 4 3 10 12 26 -18 34
18 Rodez 33 7 12 14 25 38 16 3 8 5 12 15 17 4 4 9 13 23 -13 33
19 Dunkerque 33 8 6 19 25 44 17 5 5 7 13 18 16 3 1 12 12 26 -19 30
20 Nancy 33 5 8 20 25 57 16 4 4 8 13 24 17 1 4 12 12 33 -32 23

Toulouse:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Toulouse 33 21 9 3 77 29 17 12 4 1 48 13 16 9 5 2 29 16 48 72
2 Ajaccio 33 19 7 7 33 16 16 10 3 3 16 6 17 9 4 4 17 10 17 64
3 Auxerre 33 17 10 6 53 35 16 8 4 4 28 17 17 9 6 2 25 18 18 61
4 Paris 33 17 9 7 47 31 16 9 6 1 26 12 17 8 3 6 21 19 16 60
5 Sochaux 33 17 9 7 41 29 16 9 4 3 17 10 17 8 5 4 24 19 12 60
6 Le Havre 33 12 11 10 33 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 16 6 6 4 17 17 -1 47
7 Caen 33 12 10 11 47 36 17 8 2 7 27 17 16 4 8 4 20 19 11 46
8 Guingamp 33 11 12 10 39 42 16 6 6 4 24 22 17 5 6 6 15 20 -3 45
9 Niort 33 12 8 13 34 32 16 7 4 5 18 11 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 44
10 Amiens SC 33 9 15 9 40 34 17 7 6 4 25 12 16 2 9 5 15 22 6 42
11 Dijon 33 12 6 15 37 42 17 8 2 7 20 20 16 4 4 8 17 22 -5 42
12 Pau 33 12 6 15 34 40 17 10 1 6 23 17 16 2 5 9 11 23 -6 42
13 Nîmes 33 11 7 15 36 44 17 5 4 8 19 24 16 6 3 7 17 20 -8 40
14 Bastia 33 8 15 10 32 31 17 4 12 1 17 10 16 4 3 9 15 21 1 39
15 Valenciennes 33 8 12 13 30 42 17 4 4 9 18 28 16 4 8 4 12 14 -12 36
16 Grenoble Foot 38 33 10 6 17 26 40 16 6 3 7 16 19 17 4 3 10 10 21 -14 36
17 Quevilly Rouen 33 8 10 15 26 44 16 4 7 5 14 18 17 4 3 10 12 26 -18 34
18 Rodez 33 7 12 14 25 38 16 3 8 5 12 15 17 4 4 9 13 23 -13 33
19 Dunkerque 33 8 6 19 25 44 17 5 5 7 13 18 16 3 1 12 12 26 -19 30
20 Nancy 33 5 8 20 25 57 16 4 4 8 13 24 17 1 4 12 12 33 -32 23

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Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.